2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

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The 2023 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the sixth edition of this tournament and played from 5 to 11 February 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.^[1]

2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details

Host country

South Africa

City

Dates

5–11 February

Teams

12 (from 5 confederations)

Venue

Heartfelt Arena

Final positions

Champions

Netherlands (3rd title)

Runner-up

Third place

Tournament statistics

Matches played

40

Goals scored

219 (5.48 per match)

Top scorer

Donja Zwinkels (17 goals)

Best player

Donja Zwinkels

Best young player

Best goalkeeper

Barbora Čecháková

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The Netherlands defeated Austria in the final to win their third overall title, while the Czech Republic defeated host South Africa for the bronze medal.^[2]

Qualification

All the teams which qualified for the cancelled 2022 edition of the tournament were eligible to participate in the 2023 edition.^[3]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
15–21 July 2019	2019 Indoor Asia Cup	Chonburi, Thailand	1	Kazakhstan
17–19 January 2020	2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Minsk, Belarus	5	Austria Belgium ~~Belarus~~^[a] Czech Republic ~~Germany~~^[b] Netherlands Ukraine
16–18 April 2021	2021 Indoor Africa Cup	Durban, South Africa	2	South Africa Namibia
25–27 June 2021	2021 Indoor Pan American Cup	Spring City, United States	2	Canada United States
9 August 2022	Invitational	N/a	2	Australia^[a] New Zealand^[b]
Total			12

First round

The schedule was released on 17 October 2022.^[5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	29	4	+25	15	Quarter-finals
2	Austria	5	4	0	1	14	12	+2	12
3	South Africa (H)	5	2	1	2	12	11	+1	7
4	Australia	5	2	0	3	11	16	−5	6
5	United States	5	1	1	3	16	11	+5	4	Ninth place game
6	New Zealand	5	0	0	5	6	34	−28	0	Eleventh place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[6]
(H) Hosts

5 February 2023
08:30

3–2

12'
Laginja

25', 38'

30'

Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Melina Illanes (ARG)

5 February 2023
10:50

4–2

4', 37'
Economos

10'
Reid

40'

2', 20'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

5 February 2023
13:10

10–0

2', 9', 22', 24', 37'
Van Wijk

16'
Van Erk

20'
Brands

25'
Van 't Hoog

34', 40'

Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

6 February 2023
16:40

2–1

1'
Czech

19'

15'

Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Melina Illanes (ARG)

6 February 2023
19:00

3–1

27', 33'

12'

Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

6 February 2023
21:20

1–5

19'

10', 36'
Field

21', 33'
Murphy

25'

Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

7 February 2023
09:40

2–2

14'
Burnett

22'

26'

Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

7 February 2023
10:50

0–8

9', 19'
Zwinkels

9', 24', 32', 32'
Van Wijk

22'
De Baat

34'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

7 February 2023
13:10

2–4

7', 9'

6'
Bauer

19'
Laginja

20'
Mayer

33'

Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

8 February 2023
15:30

1–5

26'

16', 36', 36'
De Baat

34'

Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

8 February 2023
17:50

9–0

4', 24', 38'
Sparling

8', 36'
D'Ariano

10', 22'
Herbine

21'

Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

8 February 2023
20:10

1–0

31'

Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Melina Illanes (ARG)

9 February 2023
08:30

3–2

26', 40'

23', 32'

Umpires:
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

9 February 2023
10:50

6–3

19'
De Oliveira

27'
Lardant

30'
Brisset

40'

31', 37'
Norman

36'

Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

9 February 2023
13:10

2–4

4', 30'

10'
Laginja

26'
Bauer

30'
Czech

34'

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	5	4	0	1	26	8	+18	12	Quarter-finals
2	Belgium	5	3	0	2	9	12	−3	9
3	Ukraine	5	2	2	1	11	9	+2	8
4	Canada	5	1	3	1	10	10	0	6
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	2	2	16	23	−7	5	Ninth place game
6	Namibia	5	0	1	4	7	17	−10	1	Eleventh place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[6]

5 February 2023
15:30

3–5

38'

3', 23'
Lyapina

40'

Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

5 February 2023
17:50

1–1

20'

27'

Umpires:
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

5 February 2023
20:10

6–1

7', 39'
Lehovcová

15', 37'

37'

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

6 February 2023
09:40

2–2

15'
Lee

31'

28', 30'

Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

6 February 2023
12:00

8–2

5', 40'
Nováková

9', 18', 19', 37'
Lehovcová

28'

7', 26'

Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

6 February 2023
14:20

3–0

28'
Leonova

34'

Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

7 February 2023
15:30

3–2

5'
Wong

6'
Leahy

35'

37'

Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

7 February 2023
17:50

1–2

13'

33'

Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Melina Illanes (ARG)

7 February 2023
20:10

2–5

37'

7', 40'
Delforge

9', 25'
Wagemans

14'

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)

8 February 2023
08:30

4–2

2', 10'
Duchková

40'

1', 22'

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

8 February 2023
10:50

2–1

32'
De Mot

40'

40'

Umpires:
Adam Barry (AUS)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

8 February 2023
13:10

4–4

4', 39'
Bissirova

11'

22', 23', 32'

Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

9 February 2023
15:30

1–0

28'

Umpires:
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)

9 February 2023
16:40

0–6

34', 36', 40'
Laciná

35'

Umpires:
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

9 February 2023
17:50

3–3

23'
Leonova

30'

39'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Classification matches

Eleventh place game

10 February 2023
08:30

4–3

22'
Pearce

23', 31', 32'

30', 37'
Philander

33'

Umpires:
Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Cathy Wright (WAL)

Ninth place game

10 February 2023
10:00

5–1

35'

18'

Umpires:
Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Second round

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	10 February

	Netherlands	6
					11 February
	Canada	1
					Netherlands	6
	10 February
					South Africa	1
	Belgium	1
									11 February
	South Africa	2
									Netherlands	7
	10 February
									Austria	0
	Austria	3
					11 February
	Ukraine	1
					Austria	1
	10 February
					Czech Republic	0			Third place
	Czech Republic	6
									11 February
	Australia	0
									South Africa	1

									Czech Republic	3

Quarter-finals

10 February 2023
13:00

6–0

1', 35'
Vorlová

25', 38'
Nováková

27', 36'

Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

10 February 2023
16:00

3–1

3'
Bauer

5'
Pultar

32'

33'

Umpires:
Melina Illanes (ARG)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

10 February 2023
19:00

1–2

33'

3'
Fourie

20'

Umpires:
Emily Carroll (AUS)
Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

10 February 2023
22:00

6–1

15', 18', 30'
Zwinkels

15', 33', 36'

27'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Lyndal Robertson (RSA)

Semi-finals

11 February 2023
12:30

1–0

35'

Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Céline Martin-Schmetz (BEL)

11 February 2023
14:00

6–1

10', 24'
Zwinkels

16', 37'
De Baat

38'

13'

Umpires:
Melina Illanes (ARG)
Rachel Williams (ENG)

Third place game

11 February 2023
18:30

1–3

26'

10+', 22'
Kolářová

24'

Umpires:
Melina Illanes (ARG)
Emily Carroll (AUS)

Final

11 February 2023
21:30

7–0

5'
Brands

14', 26', 38'
Clasener

32'
De Geus

39'

Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

Final standings

Rank	Team^[2]
	Netherlands
	Austria
	Czech Republic
4	South Africa
5	Belgium
6	Ukraine
7	Australia
8	Canada
9	United States
10	Kazakhstan
11	New Zealand
12	Namibia

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[2]

Award	Player
Player of the tournament	Donja Zwinkels
Top goalscorer	Donja Zwinkels
Goalkeeper of the tournament	Barbora Čecháková
Young player of the tournament	Reese D'Ariano

Goalscorers

There were 219 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.

17 goals

Donja Zwinkels

10 goals

Lieke van Wijk

8 goals

Reese D'Ariano

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Notes

1 2 Following advice from the International Olympic Committee, Belarus were excluded due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and were replaced by Australia.
1 2 Germany withdrew and were replaced by New Zealand.^[4]

References

↑ "South Africa to host FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup in 2023". fih.ch. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
1 2 3 "Austria and Netherlands on top of the world at 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup". fih.ch. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
↑ "Teams and Pools confirmed for FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup South Africa 2023". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 9 August 2022.
↑ "Deutschland verzichtet auf Start bei der Hallenhockey-WM". magazin.hockey.de. 9 August 2022.
↑ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup South Africa 2023: match schedule revealed". FIH. 17 October 2021.
1 2 "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.

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